Laserforce’s Gen 8 gear has found some enthusiastic adopters in four different countries on four different continents, all before it even had its official world-wide release. Gen 8 Infinity was a game changer, according to Laserforce, at Laserzone in Sugar Land, Texas. The location started with laser tag in the mid-1990’s and were impressed by the “revolutionary experience” Gen 8 brought to the game. “Gen 8 has exceeded all of our expectations,” said Jeff Willy, COO at Laserforce. “Positive player feedback has proven to us that Gen 8 is the breath of life that laser tag needed. Gen 8 pre-orders…
Author: Casey Minter
A massive, partially-open entertainment center recently popped up in North Miami, according to The Real Deal of South Florida. Dezerland, a 250,000-square-foot facility that the Miami Herald called the largest indoor theme park in the city, currently boasts an arcade, virtual reality park, a rock climbing station, ropes course, trampoline park and an adult obstacle course. New attractions will debut in January, when an official grand opening ceremony is scheduled. They include bumper cars, go-karts, an outdoor paintball facility, mini-golf course and an indoor skydiving attraction. Owned by real estate developer Michael Dezer, the entertainment center is an interactive, multi-theme…
Cinergy Entertainment will celebrate the grand opening of its Amarillo, Texas entertainment center on Oct. 2nd. The facility, Cinergy’s fourth Texas location, will be a 90,000-square-foot center with 18 lanes of upscale bowling, a multi-level laser tag arena, an elevated ropes course with a zip line and a fully-loaded game floor with more than 100 arcade games. It will also operate Hologate virtual reality and have an XD 4D Dark Ride. But that’s still not it. Cinergy also specializes in theater management and will have 10 auditoriums featuring state-of-the-art Barco Smart Laser Cinema projectors. The total number of employees at…
Regeneration Arcade Bar and Pizzeria recently opened up in Dallas with dozens of classic arcade games and pinball machines, according to Hoodline. Their arcade has a $10 entry fee, but allows unlimited use of their many games, which includes Asteroids, Donkey Kong, Area 51, Space Invaders, Super Mario Bros, WWF Wrestling and many more. A full list is available on their website. Regeneration also has foosball, billiards and console gaming. Of course, they sport a full bar with specialty drinks available, and as their name suggests — pizza. “We’ve taken our favorite games and our Italian roots and put them…
Wireless ATM Store and ATMPartMart have announced a strategic partnership for distribution of the new INHAND I 4100 ethernet port. According to company officials, Wireless ATM Store has joined forces with ATMPartMart for West coast fulfillment of customer orders for the new product. The agreement, which is designed to maintain the low product cost to customers, divides fulfillment operations between the two companies. Both firms will feature the INHAND I 4100 on their websites and accept online orders. Then, depending on customer location, orders will be shipped from the company with the least expensive shipping costs. The newly introduced INHAND…
Nearly 30 years ago, Ron Davis’ Carolina Coin Amusement was kicked squarely in the teeth by Hurricane Hugo. Ron personally lost his home, a big piece of the route business along with an arcade they’d just opened on the beach front at the Isle of Palms. This time, the North Charleston route was more fortunate as Ron reports that no one at his place sustained any damage to their homes or loved ones. “During Florence, we played it day to day,” Ron advised. “We closely monitored local radio weather reports, never picked up any equipment from our Charleston locations, and…
Bay Tek Games has a new redemption game – available now – that puts players in the shoes of a TNT-detonating stuntman. Called Willy Crash, the game comes with its own online app, has players blast their character out of a cannon and into a 3D cityscape, aiming for tops of buildings in hopes of scoring big points and tickets. The game is shipping now. The cabinet sports a light up cannon that syncs with the gameplay, as well as a “dynamite” plunger control. “Losing actually might be as much fun as winning,” said sales director Rick Rochetti, referencing how…
One of Pennsylvania’s oldest and most venerable music and amusement routes is the H. Lazar & Son operation headquartered in Pittsburgh. Like any successful operator, company supremo, Dale Lazar is a man of many talents, one of which is photography. It’s more than a hobby. . .and it’s even more than a passion, considering that his photos have helped raise money for charity. Dale snaps pictures benefiting the soul in more ways than one. During this past August, Dale was selected “Artist of the Month” by the Blick Art Materials store in the Shadyside section of metropolitan Pittsburgh. A total…
Do you know how much rain has to fall to gather 3 feet of it? That was the story on the Carolina Coast this morning, with more rain dropping. Ed Chermak (Legacy Coin) got a foot of it in his garage but says his house is dry. “I’ve been on the phone with TouchTunes to see what kind of help we can offer operators…it’s just too early to know who’s in really bad shape out there, but many of our people in the interior have got to be in deep trouble,” he declared. “I’ll keep you up to speed as…
House of the Dead Scarlet Dawn Sega Sega’s long-running, zombie-killing franchise House of the Dead has a new installment, and interested operators are going to get a chance to check it out at the annual IAAPA Expo in Orlando. House of the Dead Scarlet Dawn takes the franchise out of retirement after 12 years, adding another chapter to a brand that helped define the horror game and shooter concept. “We are thrilled to be part of this historic release. House of the Dead is the crown jewel in the Sega’s license portfolio, with such a great heritage and loyal following.…